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Topic Review (Newest First)

07-08-2012 06:05 PM

hellosailor

Re: Remove Diesel Smell

Everything is a waste of time and money until you remove the diesel which has soaked in, and afterwards seal any porous surfaces which may still contain diesel.

In between? Heat, sunlight, ozone, ventilation all help drive it out, but it also takes TIME because you're trying to get some very 'sticky' molecules out of materials they have had a good time bonding with. And of course a good scrubbing with something that can remove oils (like Liquid Tide detergent) to make sure it is all cleaned off the surfaces, before you reseal them.

07-07-2012 06:05 PM

Freerider

Re: Remove Diesel Smell

1- Remove the diesel from the bilge.
2- Get a bag of quick dry oil absorb or if you can't find any use kitty litter and empty the whole thing into the bilge and where ever the diesel was.
3- Let that sit for at least a day, then remove it.
4- Scrub the entire area with pure bleach.

I've dealt with many oil spills in customers basements and this seems to work the best.

07-07-2012 05:31 PM

sck5

Re: Remove Diesel Smell

first get the diesel out of the bilge

07-07-2012 05:25 PM

badsanta

Re: Remove Diesel Smell

I took all my cushions to my local carpet and furniture cleaner. He cleaned them twice and let them dry out. So much nicer now

07-04-2012 05:07 PM

Brent Swain

Re: Remove Diesel Smell

Calgone water softener works.

07-04-2012 01:59 PM

arf145

Re: Remove Diesel Smell

PurAyre does a decent job. I think it and KidsNPets and Febreeze work similarly, using enzymes to break down molecules.

As you've noticed the smell gets in everything. Which means you need to get the smell out of everything. But go for the source first. Eliminate any diesel leaks, maybe even replace really old diesel fuel lines if they smell. Then clean the bilge really well. I like the citrus type bilge cleaners. Then go after your surfaces and finally all the soft stuff.

BTW, to finally eliminate the odor in our boat, I had to soak wash all the cushion foam and then soak the foam in an odor eliminator solution (KidsNPets was my choice at the time) and dry them out. Foam holds a whole lot of smell in those millions of pockets and just washing the covers won't do it.